Shaving kit



Patented June 15, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV- H. 1918.

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JAMES BARRETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHAVING KIT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 15 1920 ApplicationfiledNovember 11, 1918. Serial No. 262,020. i

To all whom it may conoemn. i

Be it known that I, JA ES BARRETT, a

citizen of the United States, andresident of I the borough of Manhattan,city,.county, and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful. Improvements in-Shaving Kits, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to improvements in shaving kits, and isimprovement over the. shaving kit disclosed in'my co-pending applicationSerial No. 209,040, filed December 27, 1917, anobject of the inventionbeing to provide such a device in which shaving water may beconveniently and quickly heated, and in suchimanner as not to melt orotherwise deteriorate the shaving soap. I also propose to provideaholder for the soap to the end that the same may be moreconvenientlyfitted in the kit, and also propose to provide improved means forsupporting the fuel. A further object is to provide an improved form ofmirror and cover construction peculiarly suited to the presentarrangement, the; mirror being of such construction that it maybereadily removed for cleaning, and during heating so that it will nottarnish orbe otherwise affected by the heat or moisture.

WVith these and other objects in view embodiments of my invention areshown in the accompanying drawings, and these embodiments will behereinafter more fully described withreference-thereto and the inventionwill be finally pointed out in the claims.

' In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of an eni bodiment of my invention showingthe top and mirror raised. 1

Fig. 2 is 'a vertical sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view ofthe same.

Fig. 4- is a horizontal sectional view taken along the line 4-4: ofFig.1 and showing the door open and the fuel container removed from theheating compartment.

Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. land showing a modified form of fuelsupport, the same being shown in full lines within the heatingcompartment and indotted lines removed therefrom'. a

Fig. 6 is a vertical. sectional view of the removable soap container. A

' Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional View of the device with the coverclosed and the soap container removed; this View as also Fig. 6

being turned 90 from the sectional view 7 shown in Fig. .2.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detailed sectional view of either the water ortheair vent conduit; and

Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 99 of Fig. 8.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings and more particularly to Figs. 1 to l thereof,the embodiment of my invention shown therein comprises, a cylindrical;casing 10, having intermediate its ends a water compartment adapted tocontain the water A, and com prising an upper-wall 12, a lower-wall 13and arcylindrioal side wall 14 soldered or otherwise suitably secured tothe inner surface of the casing 1.0. .This compartment may, if desired,be formed by merelyproviding spaced horizontal partitions secured attheir edges to the casin the. casing ,itself forming a side wall of t ecompartment.

Arelatively large upper compartment 15 is provided above the watercompartment,

while a relativelylarge lower compartment 16 is provided below the same,thesaid lo \ver compartment being closed at its end by means of aremovable base 17 the rim 18 of which is adapted to frictionally engagethe outer surface of the casing, this frictional engagement beingsufiicient to hold the base in place. This base may, if desired, bepermanently secured.

' The open. end of the upper. compartment isv adapted to be closed bymeans of a cover 19 having a rim '20, and provided with a projecting lug21,11ingedly mounted. in a bracket 22-provided upon the casing andadapted to be fixed in its position by means of. a bolt '28 and aknurled nut 21, which upon being tightened frictionally'binds the twoembracing portions 22 and 22 of the bracket upon the lug'2l. Thus thecover may be tightly secured over the end of the compartment 15 as shownin Fig. 7, and in dotted lines. in Fig. 2, or-it may bB fiXQCl at anydesired angle in itsopen-position.

Within the cavity of the cover there is disposed a mirror 25, preferablymetallic, provided centrally with a screw threaded stem 26 projectingthrough an aperture 27 of the cover and having threaded thereon aknurled nut'28, which serves the double purpose of removably securingthe mirror in place and as a knob for manipulating the V COVGI'.

A pair of diametrically oppositeupstanding tubes 29 and 30 are providedin the upper wall 12 of the water compartment,

5 being spaced from the wall of the casing and terminating substantially'below the 7 upper edge thereof These tubes are identical in form andeither one may. serve as a water transference conduit or an air ventconduit upon tipping the kit. w

Within the upper compartment 15 there is adapted to be placed a soapcontainer consisting of a lower cup portlon 31 having at *ltS upper edgea laterally-extending flange 32, and a rim 33 extending upwardlytherefrom, and in which there is secured by soldering a confiningupstanding wall 34, slightly flared so that the'upper end snugly fitsthe interior of the casing 10 when the soap container'is placed in thecompart- V for removing surplus latherfrom the shaving brush, andalsoupon tilting the kitto ment 15. r p

A pair of tubes 35 and36 are insertedin the portion 31' of the soapcontainer at diametricallyopposite points and these inclose the tubes 29and 30 when-the soap container is inserted, washers 37 and 38 beingprovided surrounding the tubes and upon which the soap :container restsThe 'soap'B is packed in the container, which:is offsuch dimensions asto accommodate the usual sizedcake. j V 1 A lip 39-is provided attheupper edge of the wall 34 and extends substantially half way around thesame. This lip may be used transfer the water from thewater compartmentto the soap compartment it confines ingly holding the door over theopening. 'Upon the inner side of the doorthere is plvotally mounted upona bracket 47 a lazy tongs arm or support 48 to the ends of which there1S SGCl11GCl' a ring 49 1n which rests a fuel containingpan 50. Byopeningv the door this pan'is withdrawn from the compa'rtment as shownin Fig; 4, and the fuel,

preferably a small piece of solidified alcohol C, is placed therein. iThis is lighted, and upon closing the door, is disposed beneath thewater compartment. The lazy tongs support permits accurate positioning51 are providedin the heating compartment portion of the wall of thecasing, these openings being arranged in two rows above and below thelevel of the pan and serve to supply air to the compartment to supportcombustion. 1 P i In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a modified form of fuelsupport comprising 'a rigid arm 52 projecting inwardly from-the innerside of the door and having a fuel pan 53 secured at the end thereof.

.of the fuel pan. A plurality of openings During the-heating the caps40-and 41 are removed to allowtheescape of steam, and preferably thesoap container is removed as shown in Figs. G and 7. In order to preventthe heat from affecting the mirror this may also'be'removed, andif thecover is closed the 'steamwill be allowed to escape through the aperture27 in the cover.

My improved shaving kit may be used conveniently by anyshaventhe waterbeing heated rapidly, and where hot wateris not 7 available it willprove particularly useful.

It will'beespecia'lly valuable to soldiers,

campers and in arid regions where water is scarce, as it is capable ofcontaining enough water to last for a considerableperiod. It

is compact andwill take up very little room. I have illustrated anddescribed preferred and satisfactory embodiments ofmyinvention but it isobvious that changes may be made thereinwithin the spirit and scopethereof as defined in the appended; claims.

Iclaim:: x p i f 1. A shaving kit comprising a 'water-c'ompartment,andanother compartment above it, a water conduit connected to said watercompartment and leading therefrom to said upper compartment, a soapcontainer disposed in said upper compartment adapted to be removedtherefrom, aabody of. soap filling the lower portionither'eof, saidcontainer having a passage adapted to embrace: said.

water conduit, said water conduit .terminating above said body of soapand below the upper end of said upper compartment, said water conduitadapted totransmi't water from said water compartment tothe-uppersurface of said body of soap upontilting the said kit. 7 7

2. A shaving kitoomprising a water compartment and another compartment"above a it, a water conduit connected to said water compartment, an airvent conduit connected to said water compartment, said water conduit-andair vent conduit leading to said upper compartment, a soap container;disposed in said upper compartment adapted to be removedtherefrom, meansprovided in said soap container having passages'therethrough adapted toreceive said watercouduit and said air conduit, and closure means forsaid conduits adapted to engage said means of said soap container tosecure said soap container'in said upper compartment.

3. A shaving kit comprising a Water compartment, and another compartmentabove it, a Water conduit connected to said water compartment andleading therefrom to said upper compartment, a soap container disposedin said upper compartment and adapted to be removed therefrom, a body ofsoap filling the lower portion thereof, said container having a passageadapted to embrace said Water conduit, said Water conduit terminatingabove said body of soap and below the upper end of said uppercompartment, said Water conduit being adapted to transmit Water fromsaid Water compartment to the upper surface of said body of soap upontilting said kit, and said soap container having at its upper edge aninwardly projecting lip which is adapted to serve as a lather scraperfor the shaving brush and as a guard to prevent spilling of the Waterduring said tilting.

JAMES BARRETT.

